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Course Description

This course prepares graduates for teaching in primary, secondary or K–12 settings. It is a practice-oriented course that aims to produce high-quality graduates through a program integrating the latest educational theory. Students continually develop teaching competence throughout the degree with a comprehensive and engaging professional experience program.

Most subjects are delivered in blended mode, incorporating the faculty's new purpose-built classrooms and online learning spaces. Students study innovative teaching methods in the key learning areas and explore contemporary issues and applications, including technology-enhanced learning and learning analytics. Students selecting the primary or secondary major have a choice of sub-majors in which to add depth of study in fields of interest, including highly desirable specialisations such as STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), special education and TESOL.

Career options include primary teaching (kindergarten to year 6) and/or secondary teaching (years 7–12) in English, mathematics, science, mathematics/science, social science (business studies/economics) or PDHPE in a public or private school, locally or internationally.

Additional Information

Students undertake professional experience totalling 88 days of supervised teaching practice in schools. An international professional experience p...